For YouTube

YouTube, without visual spoilers

Blurs YouTube thumbnails under an acrylic veil and hides Shorts. Hover previews are optional.

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YouTube with thumbnails veiled by BlurTube

How it works

Three switches. Blur stays on.

  1. Blur thumbnails

    On by default, including while hovering.

  2. Show hover previews

    Off by default: the thumbnail stays blurred and the preview does not start. On: hovering clears the image and the preview plays clear, on home, search, and /watch.

  3. Blur search results

    Off by default, so videos on /results stay clear.

Shorts

Shorts stay hidden.

  • Shelves
  • Cards, including in search
  • Guide entry
  • Channel tab

There is no switch. The Shorts player itself is not hidden.

Privacy

Nothing leaves the browser.

The only permission is storage. The three switches stay in the browser’s local storage. BlurTube collects nothing and sends nothing.

Read the privacy policy

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